Beltran thought so, especially since, in his opinion, it was a gesture touching enough.
However, the response he received defied his expectations.
“I must decline, Your Highness.”
Another refusal.
Beltran was flabbergasted.
“Why? I’m saying I’ll clear out a whole café for you, Lady.”
“I’m sorry, Your Highness. I can rent one in full too.”
Elodie calmly stated, as if saying what’s the big deal about that.
‘This isn’t it?’
It wasn’t the reaction he expected, and Beltran was at a loss.
Of course, being the daughter of Duke Ferdia, she would be more than wealthy.
But what was important here was that Beltran himself would ‘specially’ rent a café ‘for her.’
He, the object of her unrequited love, was putting in so much effort!
This was definitely the time to be moved and follow him.
As Beltran was licking his lips, pondering what to say, Elodie laughed lightly and offered her farewell.
“Then, I’ll take my leave. See you next time.”
Just when the cleanly greeting Elodie was about to quickly disappear again.
Beltran, who had once lost sight of her before, would not let it happen again.
“Hold on, Lady!”
He took a broad step towards Elodie, reaching out to grab her wrist.
Thump[Dash]!
“……!”
But he couldn’t.
A man who had been by Elodie’s side slapped his hand away.
Beltran jumped up, enraged.
“How dare you touch the royal body!”
Beltran’s hidden guards appeared in a crowd, surrounding them.
Only then did Beltran turn to look at the man who had been by Elodie’s side the whole time.
“What, you?”
“…….”
Black hair, red eyes.
Even among men, this one was so goodlooking that Beltran scowled openly at his appearance.
The man simply stared silently at Beltran.
The gaze alone felt overwhelming, but Beltran didn’t cower.
“A guard? Ha! How dare a guard stand in the way of royalty? This is a clear act of disrespect!”
Despite his stern shout, the man’s face showed no fear.
‘This guy. Why is he so confident?’
Beltran, momentarily puzzled, stared at the guard’s face. It looked familiar. He had seen it somewhere many times before.
Right, that face was definitely…
“The Mercenary King?”
It was Ian, the Mercenary King.
“Stand back.”
Leyan warned Beltran in a cold tone.
The reason Duke Ferdia had assigned Leyan as Elodie’s guard was that he, enjoying the Emperor’s favor, would be able to easily block the 2nd Prince’s approach.
However, the Duke had overlooked one vital fact.
“How dare a commoner like you order a royal? Do you know who I am? The son of the Emperor, the 2nd Prince!”
That the 2nd Prince Beltran was less than he appeared to be.
The Emperor’s favorite mercenary or the Emperor’s dog; such things were of no use to Beltran.
He was simply infuriated that the commoner in front of him had dared to command him.
“You’ve lost your mind. Just because you’re favored by the Vice Emperor, you dare treat me like this?!”
“…….”
“Answer me!”
No matter how much he yelled, the contemptible commoner’s escort only looked at him indifferently.
Beltran, overcome by arrogance, ground his teeth and strode towards Elodie and Reina.
He then tried to put his hand on Elodie’s shoulder.
But suddenly
“Eh?!”
His hand began to move on its own.
Slap!
It slapped his own cheek.
“Ack!”
“……!”
At this sudden action, Beltran’s escorts opened their mouths in surprise, floundering.
But they couldn’t intervene, for he had slapped himself, and there was no reason to stop him.
Reina chuckled and said to Beltran,
“Your Highness also knows that you were rude.”
“What are you talking about! This!”
Beltran, who tried to take a step towards Reina, was once again flustered. This time, his leg wouldn’t lift from the floor.
Reina spoke quietly,
“I will not report today’s rudeness to His Majesty the Emperor.”
“You madman, what are you talking about, uh, ugh!”
This time, unbelievably, his lips wouldn’t part.
What on earth was happening?
In an instant, his arms, legs, even his lips, would not move at his will.
Beltran fiercely narrowed his eyes, struggling to move.
“Ugh! Ugh!”
As if to mock Beltran, Reina casually bid him farewell,
“I will take my leave then.”
He escorted Elodie past the Second Prince’s entourage and calmly walked away.
Beltran’s eyes bulged as he screamed with all his might,
‘Catch him! Stop him from leaving!’
But the only sound that came out was,
“Uh, ugh!”
[This is a time separator.]On the way back to the Ferdia ducal mansion.
Because Greed was shouting loudly from inside the sealing stone that it was stuffy, Elodie ended up summoning Greed and carrying it in her arms.
[Humans are fun.]Apparently amused by the earlier spectacle, Greed giggled. Elodie firmly pressed Greed’s head, warning,
“Don’t talk outside.”
[No one around anyway.]“Are you sure?”
There must be people around, watching them all the time. So they couldn’t be careless.
But against Elodie’s concerns, Reina spoke calmly,
“You don’t have to worry when you’re with me. No one can approach within a certain distance.”
[See, it’s fine!]Greed became even bolder with Reina’s assurance. It seemed to be in a better mood after seeing the outside world.
“Anyway, thanks, Reina. It was difficult with the Second Prince.”
“I just did what I had to do.”
“Won’t the Second Prince retaliate?”
It was very likely. However, unlike her worry, Reina seemed not to care about Beltran at all.
“He won’t. Not if he doesn’t want to fall out of favor with the Emperor.”
But seeing how arrogant Beltran had been even after recognizing Reina as the Mercenary King Ian, Elodie couldn’t be completely relieved.
‘Let’s just leave it for now, it’s fine.’
Even if he tried to cause trouble, the Empress’s line might intervene.
More than that, Elodie had been wanting to ask something for a while.
“But how did you do that?”
“Do what?”
“Didn’t the Second Prince suddenly slap himself and couldn’t move? That was your doing, wasn’t it?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
As expected, Reina denied the fact.
But in Elodie’s conviction, it was definitely something Reina had done.
‘When falling from the cliff, and now, this time too.’
What kind of ability it was, no one could be sure, but clearly, Lorean was using a power different from magic.
‘If it’s not magic, is it a miracle?’
But clearly, Lorean had said that he did not belong to any of the four great families.
[Hmmm?]Greed looked at Lorean significantly and tilted his head.
Both Greed and Elodie were glancing at Lorean, when suddenly he looked down at her.
Flustered.
Caught redhanded sneaking a peek. Lorean looked down at Elodie, who was smiling awkwardly, with a serious face.
“Why?”
“I heard you wish to break off the engagement with the first prince.”
“Right.”
“Also, the second prince will approach Lady Elodie impurely in the future.”
“Is that so……?”
Why is he suddenly talking about these things?
With a bewildered look, Lorean looked down at her and said,
“I am more competent than you think.”
“…….”
“So use me.”
Use him? Why, exactly?
Startled, Elodie stopped in her tracks, and Lorean stopped as well.
“I can do anything for you.”
“Anything?”
“Your accomplice, your escort. ……Even your lover.”
In a pitchblack abyss where you can’t even see an inch ahead, the only light of salvation.
Everything I have is nothing but a paltry offering, waiting for you.
‘In this life, I must…….’
The depth of Lorean’s eyes, saying that he could even be her lover if she wished, was immeasurable.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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